Effect of feeding whole or ground wheat grain on the weight of the gizzard and pH of digesta in broiler chickens

Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2001, Pages 285-289

  Rutkowski, A ^a   Wiaz M ^a  

^a POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Chickens; Digesta pH; Gizzard; Whole wheat; Xylanase

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044516468     PISSN: 12301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22358/jafs/70109/2001     Document Type: Article

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